POWER POINT PRESENTATION ON TANZANIA

By – ananya

POPULATION – 39.5 MILLION

FLAG OF TANZANIA This section provides you with

comprehensive information pertaining Tanzanian national symbols which represent some features of  the country.  They represent the unity and pride of Tanzania. These symbols are designed to be inclusive and representative of all the peoples of the national community. These  symbols include tha National Flag, National Animal, Uhuru Torch, National Anthem and Coat of Arms.

RELIGION OF TANZANIA Current statistics on religion in Tanzania are

unavailable because religious surveys have been eliminated from government census reports since 1967. Religious leaders and sociologists estimate that Muslim and Christian communities are approximately equal in size, each accounting for 30 to 40 percent of the population, with the remainder consisting of practitioners of other world faiths, practitioners of indigenous religions, and people of no religion.

LANGUAGE OF TANZANIA There are many languages spoken in the country, but no one language is spoken

natively by a majority or a large plurality of the population. The Bantu Swahili language and English, the latter of which was inherited from colonial rule (see Tanganyika Territory), are widely spoken as lingua francas. They serve as the two official working languages.

According to Ethnologue, there are a total of 126 languages are spoken in Tanzania. Two are institutional, 18 are developing, 58 are vigorous, 40 are endangered, and 8 are dying. There are also three languages that recently became extinct.

Most languages spoken locally belong to two broad language families: Niger-Congo (Bantu branch) and Nilo-Saharan (Nilotic branch), spoken by the country's Bantu and Nilotic populations, respectively. Additionally, the Hadza and Sandawe hunter-gatherers speak languages with click consonants, which have tentatively been classified within the Khoisan phylum (although Hadza may be a language isolate). The Cushitic and Arabethnic minorities speak languages belonging to the separate Afro-Asiatic family, with the Hindustani and British residents speaking languages from the Indo-European family.[2]

TRADITIONAL CLOTHES OF TANZANIA Tanzania is an east African country with a rich culture.

The design of Tanzania clothing evokes the rich tapestry of the ancient ethos and culture of the Tanzanian region. 

The traditional piece of cloth is locally known as 'khanga'. The khanga is unique to the east African nation of Tanzania. The cloth is rectangular in shape. Khanga is made from pure cotton. The Tanzanian clothing is characterized by a border all around the periphery of the cloth. The khanga is brightly colored and printed in bold designs. 

HISTORY OF TANZANIA The African Great Lakes nation of Tanzania dates formally from 1964, when it was

formed out of the union of the much larger mainland territory of Tanganyika and the coastal archipelago of Zanzibar. The former was a colony and part of German East Africafrom the 1880s to 1919, when, under the League of Nations, it became a British mandate. It served as a military outpost duringWorld War II, providing financial help, munitions, and soldiers.

In 1947, Tanganyika became a United Nations Trust Territory under British administration, a status it kept until its independence in 1961. Zanzibar was settled as a trading hub, subsequently controlled by the Portuguese, the Sultanate of Oman, and then as a British protectorate by the end of the nineteenth century.

Julius Nyerere, independence leader and "baba wa taifa for Tanganyika" (father of the Tanganyika nation), ruled the country for decades, assisted by Abeid Amaan Karume, the Zanzibar Father of Nation. Following Nyerere's retirement in 1985, various political and economic reforms began. He was succeeded in office by President Ali Hassan Mwinyi.

TRADITIONAL OF TANZANIA Tanzanian cuisine is both unique and widely varied. Along the coastal regions (

Dar es Salaam, Tanga, Bagamoyo, Zanzibar, and Pemba), spicy foods are common, and there is also much use of coconut milk. Regions in Tanzania's mainland also have their own unique foods. Some typical mainland Tanzanian foods include rice (wali), ugali (maize porridge), chapati (a kind of bread), nyama choma (grilled meat),mshikaki (marinated beef), fish, pilau, biryani, and ndizi-nyama (plantains with meat). Commonly used vegetables include bamia (okra),mchicha (a kind of spinach), njegere (green peas), maharage (beans), and kisamvu (cassava leaves).

Famous Snacks: maandazi (fried dough), isheti, kashata, kebab (kabaab), samosa (sambusa), mkate wa kumimina (Zanzibar rice bread), vileja, vitumbua (rice patties), bagia, and many others.

Since a large proportion of Khoja Indians had migrated into Tanzania, a considerable proportion of Tanzanian cuisine has been influenced by Indian cuisine. Famous chefs such as Mohsin Asharia have revolutionized dishes such as kashata korma tabsi and voodo aloo. Many Khoja Indians own restaurants in the heart of Dar es Salaam, and have been welcomed by indigenous Tanzanians.

NATIONAL ANIMAL OF TANZANIA The giraffe is Tanzania’s national

symbol /emblem and, as such, it is protected by law. Though an exception decree can be granted by the president, for the most part, killing giraffes can result in jail time. The giraffe is a graceful animal whose long neck represents the ability to be visionary while still viewing the past and present